Year 5

This term, Year 5 had the fantastic opportunity to visit Whipsnade Zoo in order to deepen some of the Geography and Science learning we have conducted this year. We took part in a ‘Giraffe Behaviour Study’ and learnt about how the behaviour of different animals is often impacted upon by their climate.  

Year 5 had the opportunity to become Tudors for a day! It was part of our History topic for Spring term and through it we learnt a huge amount about what life might have been like for the rich and poor in 1536. In the morning we discovered some of the different jobs people might have …

Year 5’s went on a residential trip to FairPlay House. We had a great time forming moral, confidence, team building and most importantly creating memories to last a life time! The children loved their night walk, playing woodland games, but most of all they loved the thrilling ‘G3’ swing. They also enjoyed; the mysterious caves, …

On Thursday 20th October, five year five children had the fantastic opportunity to visit a central London law firm and become lawyers for the day. We spent the day learning about all of the different types of jobs people do in law firms and even set up our own firm to represent a high profile …

Year 5 particularly enjoyed attending the Happy Puzzle Workshop. They engaged in a variety of team building activities such as: blindfold fishing, puzzles and imitating building block pictures. They workshop allowed our children to build on their speaking and listening skills, team work skills and leadership skills.

The pupils in Year 5 attended the Circusology workshop and took part in a range of circus activities, including: riding a unicycle, stilts, juggling balls, cloths and clubs, spinning plates and balancing feathers.

As part of the Tim Peake ‘Rocket Science’ Project, pupils in Year 5 planted rocket seeds which in had been in orbit, in order to compare them with the growth of ordinary seeds.